Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-02-25

from giving preferences, and to secure
the equal distribution of their property
among creditors: also. TO repeal the law
authorizing the city of Milwaukee to
donate school sites in certain cases
By Mr.. Hall to provide for the mors
efficient collection of taxes due fire de-
partments; also, to amend the charter of
the city of Amigo. By Mr.. Challoner.
making appropriations to numerous ag-
ricultural societies OF the state. By Mr..
Cantwell, making the maximum rate of
interest per cent. The following bills
passed the house: Relating to the de-
struction of noxious weeds Authorizing
the city of Beloit TO construct a bridge
across Rock river. Authorizing certain
insurance companies to determine the
length of the terms of their officers.
MONDAY. Feb. 81.
Senate-Met in evening session and the
following bills were intaoduced. Sen. Kidd:
To prevent any building commission of
the state to exceed the appropriation
made in its uses; to amend law relating to
courts of records; to prevent the holding
of elections where liquors are sold; to
restrict immigration of defective classes.
Sen. Scofield: Amendatory law relating
to swamp lands in certain counties. Sen.
Buckstaff: Relating to the industrial
school at, Oshkosh; relating to tramps
and vagrants etc. Sen. Hoyt: To estab-
lish the rates of passenger fare in the
state, etc. Sen. Maxwell: For the sup
preston of vagabonds in the state. Sen.
Widule: To prevent gambling, etc. Sen.
Ginty: Relating to regents of University
etc. There were number of bills intro
duced, not ported-they were evidently
dead-heads. Adjourned.
House-Mr. Sloggy: Relating to state
lands; also relating to promissory notes;
also to amend the charter of Viroq ia !;
also relating to local insurance compan-
les. Mr.. Cunningham: Relating to the
publication of text books and provide
labor for the state prison conv1cts. Mr..
Reimer: Relating to county asylums.
Mr.. Hall: To detach certain territory
from Forest county and restore it to Lin
coin county. Mr.. Newcomb: To amend
the statutes relating to fences; also to
provide for local option. Mr.. Bartholf:
to amend act of 1885 to
provide more efficient common school
income; also, to provide an immigration
commissioner to keep an office in New
York, and to appro pirate $4,000 therefor.
Mr.. Luchsinger: Relating to school dis
strlcts in Green county; also, relating to
elections; also, relating to swamp, marsh
or wet lands. Mr.. Spiering: Relating to
county printing; also, relating to county
courts; also, relating to the publication
of legal notices. Mr.. Cox: For
the preservation of fish and game. In
addition numerous other bills, mostly
of the class known as dead heads" were
introduced and referred back to the intro
ducers without printing. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, FEB. %.
SenDte.-A petition was presented by
Sen. Green against the abolition of con-
tract prison labor. A petition was also
presented from a large number of
women, taxpayers, in relation to woman
suffrage. A bill was passed relating to
the instruction of deaf mutes, and amend
ing. Sec. of Chap. 315,of the laws of 1885.
Bills were concurred in to repeal chapter
176, laws of 1879, and to abolish the board
immigration thereby established; to pro-
vide for a--register in probate in Rock
county and to legalize the acts of G. p.
Larkin as a notary public in Lincoln
county. Adjourned.
passed: Providing that constables of any
town shall impounds.all live stock. when a
ma aiority of the electors of the towon
shall vote fer the restraint of live stock.
Authorizing sheriffs to offer maximum
of 5000 reward for the apprehension of
any person whose crime would subject
him to maximum of five years. impris-
onment, provided either the county board,
or the chairman of that! the
board is not in session-sanction the
offer. Providing for the appointment of
public administrators when administra
tors, executors or guardians fail to act.
On motion of Mr.. Hammel, the assembly
resolved itself into a committee of the
whole on the general file of bills, Mr..
Grimm in the chair. After going through
with the file, the committee rose and re
ported, and the house adjourned.
Milwaukee Market.
MILwAUKIE E. Feb. 21.-Wheat Steady; 744
Tor seller cash: "A for seller March; 1885 for
seller May. Corn-Du2i; No 3, 354. Oats
Weak; No. white, 301s. Rye Steady; No. /, 5614.
Barley-Lower; No 2, 5l15. Provisions Higher;
Psrk-14S5 for seller February; 100 for seller
May.